MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9300, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
2070127
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
2744741
CPU509275602481
GPU8457201165880
Memory354899534209
UX360293442171
NanoReview Score20701272744741
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
11079
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
23881
Graphics Test66 fps143 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
2239
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
7538
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
9723
File Compression299.9 MB/s382.4 MB/s
HTML5 Browser218.6 pages/s229.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering258.4 MP/sec259.3 MP/sec
Background Blur27.4 frames/s33.5 frames/s
Photo Processing60.9 frames/s90.1 frames/s
Image Detection162.1 frames/s239.8 frames/s
HDR219.5 MP/sec324 MP/sec
Ray Tracing8.03 MP/sec12.8 MP/sec

Games

Graphics in popular 3D games
PUBGPUBG Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
CODCall of Duty: Mobile n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
FortniteFortnite n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Shadow LegendsShadowgun Legends n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
World of Tanks BlitzWorld of Tanks Blitz n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Mobile Legends: Bang BangGenshin Impact n/a 120 FPS (Ultra)
Genshin ImpactMobile Legends: Bang Bang n/a 60 FPS (Ultra)
Device n/a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 2x 4.32 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 6x 3.53 GHz – Oryon (Phoenix M)
Process TSMC TSMC
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 4320
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB 24 MB
L3 Cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Transistor count 22.7 billion n/a
Power (TDP) 7 W 8.2 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 830
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 800
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 12 3
Shader Units 128 512
Total shader 1536 1536
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 3.0
DirectX 12 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 790 Hexagon

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5T LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 5333 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit
Bandwidth 76.8 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 - UFS 4.0
- UFS 4.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3840x2540 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x320 pixels
Video recording 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video quality 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AAC
- AIFF

Connectivity

Modem MediaTek T830 Snapdragon X80
4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7900 MB/s Up to 10000 MB/s
Upload speed Up to 4200 MB/s Up to 3500 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 7
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou

Other

Announced November, 2023 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Flagship
Codename MT6989 SM8750-AB

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